Apples and Heartbreak

When a knife slices an apple, it makes a very clean cut. And there are exactly two things you can clearly hear. The sound of the blade against the core of the fruit. Fleshy, swift, gliding smoothly. Cutting deep. And the sound of the blade against the wooden board. Stiff and quick. The aftermath.

That’s how it felt with him. That’s how I describe the past 3.5 months.